“This research affects what the consumer pays for food. It also affects whether their food is safe and people want to know their food is safe for their children,” Dean Nancy Cox of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment said. “Research also helps to preserve wildlife, the environment and recreational uses of our lands.”

With the discovery of avian influenza (AI) in West Kentucky, it’s important to get ahead of such a situation and get solid, factual information to the general public. So much misinformation can make its way to the airwaves, so getting the facts out is vital to our top agriculture commodity.

As the population grows and as the need for domestically grown food increases, it’s important to get correct information out to consumers so they may make a sound choice no matter the choice when it comes to their food.

Each year, Kentucky Farm Bureau (KFB) members make their way to Washington, D.C. to meet with federal legislators, hear from American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) policy experts and show their support for agriculture during the annual Congressional Tour.

Kentucky Farm Bureau’s (KFB) volunteer leaders continue the organization’s grassroots policy development process this month as they head to Washington, D.C., with their list of 2017 national priority issues and a willingness to serve as “The Voice of Kentucky Agriculture.”